Vaya Space selected for $1.2 million AFWERX Phase II contract to advance hypersonic propulsion – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-04 00:00
Vaya Space has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1,236,406. The program will focus on the development of the Hybrid-Fueled Ramjet, a throttleable and restartable hypersonic missile propulsion system.
SpaceX set to launch 28 Starlink’s Group 10-30 smallsats weather permitting from the Cape – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-03 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to join the Starlink constellation at low-Earth orbit. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff. According to weather officials, there’s a 85% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch.
Milestone sensor upgrade enhances USSF identifying and tracking capabilities – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-03 00:00
15th Space Surveillance Squadron operates the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, a strategically located national asset at the 10,023 foot-summit of Haleakala on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The 15th SPSS is comprised of a blended organizational structure with assigned personnel from Space Operations Command and the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Blue Origin’s successful Sunday launch of New Shepard’s 34 mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-03 00:00
Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th human spaceflight and the 34th flight for the New Shepard program. The crew included: Arvi Bahal, Gökhan Erdem, Deborah Martorell, Lionel Pitchford, J.D. Russell, and H.E. Justin Sun. All six passengers were spaceflight rookies except Russell, who flew on Blue Origin’s NS-28 mission in November 2024.
LZ-1 receives its final Falcon landing as SpaceX hand over the landing pad
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-03 02:00
SpaceX is retiring Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) after a decade and 53 landings. The land was leased to SpaceX for five years by the U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing in February 2015. LZ-1 was joined by Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) in 2017, with initial plans for a third zone.